Hull City will scrap season tickets and introduce a membership scheme which they claim could save some fans up to £280 a season.

The Tigers' scheme will see fans shell out between £21 and £51 a month across 12 months rather than the traditional annual charge.

The annual BBC Price of Football survey found City the most expensive club to watch in the Championship and one of the most expensive overall.

However, the East Yorkshire club claim they would now be one of the cheapest clubs to watch in the Premier League if they were to win promotion.

Last week vice-chairman Ehab Allam hit out at Premier League clubs for planning to limit away tickets to a maximum £30, saying it was “not in the interests of football”.

Today Mr Allam, son of the club's owner Assem, said: "For too long, the price of football in this country has been much too high. This new scheme will at least ensure the same cannot be said of Hull.

“The membership scheme is about rewarding the supporters for their fundamental part in this remarkable story and ensuring that, wherever the team start their new campaign, the club and the fans will be doing it together.”

Brucey bonus: Hull fans should see a saving next year (Photo: Getty)

However, critics have pointed out it will mean many fans will have to move seats to another part of the stadium or face paying much higher, not lower, prices.

And teenagers who go to games without their parents would have to pay the full adult cost.

The Upper Stand at the KC Stadium will only open for matches with high demand, which will mean that 1,800 fans will have to be relocated.

The club explained the new scheme further on their website: "There are three tiers of Membership – One-Stripe, Two-Stripe and Three-Stripe, with Two and Three-Stripe Membership giving access to a range of extra benefits including away match ticket priority, the option to sign-up to Away Direct and discounted away match travel.

"To put it in its simplest terms – signing up for Membership means you will be able to watch the Tigers in Sky Bet Championship action for as little as £11 per game, or just £13 per game should we be successful in gaining promotion to the Barclays Premier League – which would be one of the cheapest offerings in the top flight.”

Steve Bruce's side are currently fourth in the Championship, eight points adrift of leaders Burnley and two points behind Brighton in the second automatic promotion place.